Possibly blind rooster, sick?

Jajanelle

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Feb 23, 2024
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Hello everyone m,
My young rooster Rambo seems to have an eye that seems a little gray, which leads me to believe that eye might be blind.
He sometimes let that eye closed, or like this morning, it looks like his eyelids are sticky and stuck together (1st picture). That eye always looks like it's about to cry, looks like he has tears.

His general health seems fine, he does has some white on his ears which i believe might be favus, and i am treating for, and one ear seems to have been burnt a while ago, but it's pretty much healed.

Could it be a disease? What are you guy's opinion?

1st pic - his eye this morning just coming out of the coop.
2st - he just closed his eye for a couple of second then reopened it.
3rd - normal like most of the time
 

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Has it been like this since he was a chick, or is it a recent occurrence? I would apply some antibiotic ophthalmic ointment to the eye.
 
His eye bubbles and crusty drainage may be a sign of mycoplasma (MG,) a common chronic respiratory disease. I can’t see if his pupil is round, but it is dilated, which can be common in an eye that has a cataract or cloudy pupil. He may see some light and dark, but it may be hard to see well. The antibiotic ointment (Terramycin from the feed store, or plain Neosporin or triple antibiotic would be good to use 2-3 times a day. Clean any crusty drainage off before applying. If hie has MG, I would also treat with some oral antibiotic such as Tylosin powder which can be found here:
https://jedds.com/products/tylosin-powder
Dosage is 1 tsp per gallon of water for 5 days.
 

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